European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 14, 1977 the stars and stripes Poge 27 Johncock Hurt in the Rex Mays 150 when his car hits Rookie s and flips % Johnny Rutherford. Flashing a Winner s smile by Jerry Garbet Milwaukee a Gordon John cock the Bard Luck Driver of the Indiana Polis 500 two weeks go was apparently slammed in the head by a wheel torn from his race car As he nit the Wall in sunday s re Mays Iso. The race was won by Johnny Rutherford. Johncock was taken to Milwaukee county general Hospital where he was listed in satisfactory condition after receiving Back and neck injuries. A . Auto club official said Johncock was More unconscious than  the Hospital said Johncock who dropped out of the Tody race Only 40 Miles from Victory while he was leading has a Good prognosis at this  originally listed in critical condition after being admitted to the trauma Center his condition was later downgraded. We would t Call him satisfactory if we had any concern said Hospital spokesman John Hein. Hein said Johncock would be kept in the Hospital at least overnight for observation. Al Unser who finished third in the race for Indianapolis Type can was trailing Johncock when the Accident  looked Tike dark Templeman came up a Little bit did t know where he Wason the race track just when Johncock was coming Down for the third turn Unser explained. Templeman driving in his first race had been seen driving Errati Cally the previous Lap by  officials and newsmen. He was called in Cor a Post race consultation. Unser continued All you have to do is touch wheels a Little bit in that critical Point and that s what happened. They just brushed wheels and that got Gordy Side ways. He came Back and went Over the front of him Temple Anand got air borne. That s Why he hit so  s Wildcat suffered Little Visi ble damage. It was theorized that a whee that came off his car hit him in the head. Geiberger bows Lead then drives from behind to cop Memphis open Memphis Tern. A Al  Leader since his landmark 59. Blew a three stroke advantage then came fro two Back sunday to beat Gritty Gary player and Jerry Mcgee by three shots inthe Danny Thomas Memphis Golf classic. The soft spoken 39-year-old Geibe Gerwas two shots Down at the turn but rallied with a Back nine 4-under-Par 32 that finished off a final round of 70, Good enough for his Lith tour Triumph with a 273. That Sis strokes below Par on the 7,193-Yard Colo Nial country club course. Most of that came from the record breaking round. He was staked to a six stroke Lead by that Effort the Best score Ever posted on the american Lour but saw it dwindle to Higuchi birdies Pace women at Lyga classic North Myrtle Beach . Up stoic Chako Higuchi of Japan put together a three Birdie string while Pat Bradley squandered her Lead to win the $150,000 Lyga classic and gain her first american tour  a Flower arranging hobbyist who rarely changed expression on Good shots and bad. Fired a a under Par 69 Overk Bay tree Plantation course sunday. The 31-year-old golfer a professional since1970. Is one of Japan s Best known players but was Little known in this country until winning j22.soo in the four Day classic her finishing total of m was three strokes ahead of runner up Bradley. Sandra Post and Judy  began the Day in a tie with Rankin and Bradley one of the hardest hit ters on the Lyga tour at six under  top finishers three shots after the third round and the disappear with a shot that went out of Bounds and led to a double bogey six on the fourth Hole sunday. Geiberger. Suddenly prodded out of the letdown and lethargy that marked his play since Friday made up that margin with Birdie against player s bogey on the 10th Bole and regained the Lead with another two stroke swing on the 14th. He ran in a 30-35 foot Birdie putt while player hooked his approach and bogeyed. It was the last look in for the Little South african who abandoned his usual Black attire for an ail while ensemble in the sweltering beat that sent temperatures climbing into the upper 90s. Player Birdie the next Hole from 18 feel but Geiberger playing with him rolled in a 10-12 footer onto of it. The margin remained at two with three to go and Geiberger brought it Home calmly and steadily. Mcgee birdied the final Hole to tie player for second at 276. It enabled Mcgee to Clinch a spot on the american Ryder cup team thai will play Britain s Best this fall Mcgee. Who started the Day six shots Back closed with a 67. Player shot a 63. Al combo Roger s40.0d9 Jerry Mcm 111,500 Gary player.  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I Don t know How else that would have got   official Art Meyer said. Rutherford who had passed Johncock for the Lead 14 laps earlier said he did not see the  finished with an average Speed of 96.962 . And held a six second Lead Over Tom Sneva in the 2kb annual Mays race. It was Rutherford first race since finishing last in the Indi Anapolis 500 two weeks  passed Mike mostly five land from the end. And Unser shaded mostly for third on the final Lap. Pancho Carter was fifth one Lap  indy 500 Winner a. Foy fold not  of the Iso laps around the one mile Wisconsin state Fairgrounds ova were run under caution. Tom Bigelow brought out the  Flag earlier in the race with a spin in turn two. Roger Mccluskey and Rookie Joe Saldana collided in the fourth turn Sev eral laps later. Danny Ongais slapped the turn two Wall after 50 lads he had run across Oil from sail Walther s blown Pote Sitter Bobby Unser. Who Ted the first six laps before Rutherford took. Over stopped on the course at the Halfway Point and was out of the race. Wally Dauenbauch suffered the same problem a few la Slater. Todd Gibson hit the third turn Wall on Lap 89, near the spot where Johncock Ham mered the Concrete 32 laps later. Rutherford led most of the race with Al Unser. Mosley and Johncock also taking Short stints in rant. The finish of the Rex Mays 150 Al the one mile Wisconsin state Fairgrounds Speedway with the Type of car. Laps completed and the Winner s average Speed 1. Johnny Ruth hour i Tom in 110 4. Mike wow 14. 4. Bobby of Watson. 143 a. C Gehlhaus Mefi. Wal lord Mclaron. Iwo 17.141 Miles per a. Mclaren 110. J Al usef. Pernell. Y. Eagle Iso. 1 Pencho Carter. Eagle. Vero. Lightning. 1 7. Tom Bigelow. Arc Templeman. Eagle. 143 1. Spike 7j41-71-n-jis71.70-nn-tas 7470.71-70-m m-Ra-n-nnt73 70 71 71-h4 7447 73-70-h4 7447-75-70-b4 471-13-74-214 n47441-h4. Ran. 147 10. Edc Rombi Eagle. 141. 11. To. Said Ana. Eagle. A 1 Gordon Jon cock. Wildcat. 110 13. 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Sul 71-a7.n1-l 171-714 71-Jo u-Tmi-n-lr71 7i Ai 7171-705 2u a Lari Man 77477j4i-7w 754v70.70-h4 Imiri it Ihn to Rin a 47-71 73-74 h7 n.n-74-at-Ra 75-74-�-73-w n-7a.i3-n-ii3 by Dick Joyce new York a i m glad he did t fall off said Trainer Billy Turner. I Veseen it happen before not with Cruguet but the seen it  was talking about jockey Jean Cruguet who stood up and waved to the crowd several Yards before the finish line while Riding Seattle Stew to Victory in the Dmont stakes and mating the Colt the first unbeaten horse to win the triple it was a grandstand play by the Oft maligned jockey but Turner did t mind a bit As his Colt became Only the 10th triple Crown Winner in thoroughbred history. With nine straight victories under  slew now will be rested the Trainer said. The travers at Saratoga on aug. 20probably would be the Colt s next Start possibly setting up a fall race against forego the seven year old gelding who has won horse of the year honors the Pastohr Eyears. Asked about a meeting with forego Turner said forego s a great horse and would be a great challenger. He a the pre Mier horse in the country. I Hist Hope we both get together and show up  Turner also discounted any thought about running Seattle slew in the prix de i arc Detriomphe which is run in Paris each year. Definitely not this  he said but maybe As a  added that slew would have to spend some time in Europe training for the arc where the horses run up and Down Hills and run  triple Crown is a grueling five weeks said Turner. He seems to have come out of the race Belmont Okay and now he needs to be rested. Mickey Taylor one of slew s owners said this race would be his easiest and it was. And Mickey s no supposed to know those things because he has t been around that  knew he would t break the track record when i walked on the track this morning said Turner a 37-year-old former steeplechase rider. The track was Muddy and slew was clocked in 2 29 3-5 Over the Imi Miles More than five seconds off the track Mark Selby secretariat in the 1973 Belmont. This is not a record breaking  has to push him and it s Tough to find a horse to push him. He had his Mindon running As far As you wanted him. He knew he was going to run today. He has grim determination said Turner. Talking about his getting the Colt to the track five minutes late. Turner said it was my fault. They la Fine me 100, i but Turner can afford in having cashed in on Seattle slew s Success. I m Lucky to have trained him. In happens once in a life time he said. Turner nearly had a shot with oust com Mander the 1970 Kentucky Derby Winner whom he trained for Golden Chance farms a two year old but Turner was fired before the Colt turned  if he Ett any vindication because of slew s Success. Turner said. No.